Rumiko Takahashi’s MAO is officially getting a TV anime adaptation, set to air on NHK General in spring 2026. A teaser visual, promotional video, and the main staff and cast were all revealed at once.
Teaser Trailer:
Teaser Visual:
CAST:
Yuki Kaji as Mao
Natsumi Kawaida as Nanoka Kiba
Hiro Shimono as Hyakka
Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kamon
STAFF:
Director: Teruo Sato
Series Composition: Yuko Kakihara
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Yoshihito Hishinuma
Art Director: Hiroshi Kato, Izumi Hoki
Music: Shu Kanematsu
Animation Production: SUNRISE
Rumiko Takahashi‘s original manga MAO has been serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday since May 2019, with 24 collected tankōbon volumes released to date. VIZ Media, which publishes the English edition, provides the following synopsis for Volume 1:
Nanoka passes through a portal into the Taisho era, where exorcist Mao reluctantly rescues her from the jaws of a grotesque yokai. When Nanoka gets back to the present, she discovers she has some new, incredible abilities. She returns to the past looking for answers, only to get caught up in Mao’s investigation of a series of gruesome murders. As her questions about herself multiply, Nanoka learns that Mao is cursed by a cat demon named Byoki—and so is his sword. If anyone but Mao attempts to wield it, they are doomed. But when Mao’s life is in jeopardy, Nanoka picks up his blade and swings!
Source: Comic Natalie
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